plus if you're shaving your bay you want everything smooth. the welds are kinda ugly and will become a focal point... just grind them down and it will make the bay a lot cleaner looking. keep at it homie great read for sure especially at like 1:30am this morning when i read the ENTIRE 4 pages of build/comments haha

i feel your pain on front end damage but thankfully i didnt have any rust. ive got a new body im using but I havnt stripped it to your extent so i'm not 100% on rust but it looks clean.

good luck with the swap ill need some myself in early october

bitch its 100% clean mo ****er! thats the cleanest mk3 ever... sold and kept in sunny FL no where near the ocean. she has been to the beach on multiple occasions all of which got a thorough rinsing... that mk3 shell is clean as can be. **** you dude... ♥

Ya that brake cleaner and other stuff is BAD. I know a bunch of old guys who have had lots of health issues and they all trace it back to brake cleaner. All have respiratory issues and many of them have had hip replacements too. According to one of the Dr's as soon as you feel the cleaner on your hand its already traveled through your body to your other hand. Use gloves when/if you work with it.

All the snow melted and it felt like spring. I can't wait until I'm finally done with this build. It's consuming my life

Low back end stance.

I found a break through for mounting the engine to a stand. It's very difficult to use four bolts to get the engine secure.

There are adapter plates that can make this possible. However, I found out that if you remove the metal arms from the stand it is possible to line up four of the bolts. I used the original bolts that held the engine mount bracket in place. I used washers to accommodate for the extra length.

Here are some pics from fortitude of how others coped with the situation.

Three arms...

Two Bolts...

and here is my solution

I am still grinding down and welding up the strut towers... I'm paranoid that I'm grinding down to much in some spots...

I have to figure out a way to measure and make sure that the thickness of the metal will be sufficient. Last thing I want is for it to look nice but not hold.